I want to bring my dad home, he's in another state. He had a stroke over a year ago and I know he will make better progress with family in his daily life. It seems as though the rehab/nursing home is fighting me to keep him. He is eating a "normal" no restrictions diet for months, he hasn't been fed through his PEG since last October...they keep saying another month when I ask if it has been removed.
NHs are not prisons. You may need to show the NH that everything is in place for his care. Someone a few months back complained that the NH he/she was removing their LO from was giving them a hard time about needing to pay for an aide to care for the LO. He/she was contesting that and the NH would not discharge the LO. I suggested just go hire someone. When they got the LO home, then cancel the aide. Do what you need to do to get them out of a facility.
See NHs need to make sure its a safe discharge. You may want to call your Office on Aging and see if they will evaluate where Dad will be living based on his needs. This can be shown to the NH. If therapy is needed, you can set that up where he will be living. Line up doctors in advance. COVID is a problem right now, but if it wasn't, you have a right to take Dad out of the home to another doctor to have the tube removed or checked on.
If you continue to get nowhere with the NH, call your State Ombudsman and tell them what is going on.